Causal linkages in supply chain management: an exploratory study of North American manufacturing firms
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The primary causal linkages in supply chain management were studied. A conceptual framework was developed and tested on information from 215 North American manufacturing companies by applying structural equation modeling methods. The connection between sourcing decisions, manufacturing goals, customer responsiveness and manufacturing performance was analyzed. Findings agreed with the hypothesis that an integrated supply chain requires the alignment of sourcing decisions to attain the manufacturing targets that have been set in accordance with customer requirements.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 1998
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Manufacturing practices and strategy integration: effects on cost efficiency, flexibility, and market-based performance
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A study revealed that, an increase in bias was due to common difference in the methods, which rely on single respondents. As discussed in World Class Manufacturing literature, an increase is observed in performance by best practices, though there is an incomplete linkage between practices and performances. Cost of product and flexibility of the product are results of strategy integration on market-based performance.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 2005
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Multiproduct, multicriteria model for supplier selection with product life-cycle considerations
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The development of a mathematical model to analyze the process of supply chain management, based on the existence of diferent products at different stages of their life-cycles, is described.
Publication Name: Decision Sciences
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0011-7315
Year: 2006
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